bill has someone donating a BUNCH of mdf and drawer sides to us (useful for work benches, shelving, sacrificial beds, etc etc) and has lined up a truck for monday to pick it up. it's going to take several loads, but because each sheet of mdf is well over 100 pounds we're going to need at least 3-4 bodies to unload it at the factory. we're looking at business hours kinda time slots, is anyone else available? i can be there for most of the morning, but we'd need a minimum of 2 more. a second truck wouldn't hurt either.

lets coordinate here through sunday evening. i'll post there in a moment.

also i have a massive digital drafting table i need picked up next week to drop off, but that will have to be tues-thursday pickup, and just needs a pickup truck.

Orkraider wrote:I very much want to help, but I would have to fit it in before heading to work; I might only be able to help if someone were able to give me a ride from downtown saint paul to the space.

On the plus side, me strong like arthritic ox!

I think I can help with the ride, live near downtown and will be heading either to the HF or could drop you off there, depending on the time, anyone heard from Bil?

I just left him a voice-mail, trying to find out what time he has the truck lined up for.

Also Brad and I and anyone who'd like to help, one more would be good. Will be picking up the pallet racking, stairs and storage cabinet I bought from a recent auction. We need to be in NE Minneapolis at 11:15, I can pick up anyone willing / and able to help from the HF or ? prior to that if that helps anyone's ability to help.

metis wrote:haven't set a time yet, but i can only work until about 11-1130, so 8 or 9 would not be absurd. it depends on when bill can start picking the stuff up.

So the answer to that question is at 9:00 AM pickup starts in Bloomington, so 9:15 to be safe at the HF, as we don't want to hold Bil up as he needs to make 4 or more runs. Pallet Jacks would be very helpful, required I'd say, can anyone bring one? Bil will try but it will likely not fit in the truck with a load of MDF. If you're thinking "we don't need no stinking pallet jacks", consider that each sheet weighs 225 lbs.

I can be there about 9:30 or 10 but need to leave for my pick up of auction stuff, which is at 11:15. Some of what I'm bringing may help with storing the pallets of other stuff. The pallet racking I won is 28" deep. So lets think about placement of the pallet racks as we plan the MDF move.

I don't think a second truck would help unless it's a flat bed. All loading is with a forklift.

metis wrote:i'm thinking we want to put the mdf on the floor and not burn vertical space with it. john and i talked today and have a plan for location of it.

Yep, I think we have no other choice for the MDF, I was suggesting for the few pallets of other stuff, drawer sides etc. Think about where the pallet rack should go also, dimensions are in a previous post I believe. I was thinking all the power tools could live on the pallet racking. There's a nice rolling ladder coming too for easy storage and retrieval.